Super Fun 21 is a blackjack variation found at lots of casinos in
Las Vegas. There are lots of liberal rules offset by most blackjacks
paying only even money.
Rules
Blackjack rules are followed with these specifics and changes:
The game is played with a single deck of cards.
Dealer hits a soft 17.
Player may double after a split.
Player may resplit to up to four hands, including aces.
Player may hit and double down to split aces.
Player may double on any number of cards.
Player may take late surrender on any number of cards.
Player may surrender half of total bet after doubling.
A player hand totaling 20 or less, consisting of six cards or more,
except after doubling, automatically wins.
A player hand of 21 points, consisting of 5 cards or more, except
after doubling, pays 2 to 1 instantly.
A player blackjack always wins
A player blackjack in diamonds pays 2 to 1, all other blackjacks
pay even money.
Double Down Rescue Strategy: The player should surrender
after doubling down if his total is 12-16 and the dealer is showing
an 8-ace.
Some readers may question why the player should normally surrender
on a 3-card 17 against an ace but not if after a double down. The
reason is composition dependent. The player will only double down
in the first place if the first two cards total 10 or 11. After
the third card the player has already removed at least one 7, 8,
or 9 from the deck, decreasing the dealer's probability of making
a 18-20. The 3-card compositions that favor surrendering are A+6+10,
2+5+10, and 3+4+10. None of these are possible following the basic
strategy after a double.
House Edge
According to my own combinatorial analysis the house edge is 0.94%.
I have a report that at the MGM Grand the dealer stands on a soft
17. This should lower the house edge to 0.75%.
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